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Liberality vs Philanthropy - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between liberality and philanthropy

is that liberality is the property of being liberal; generosity; charity while philanthropy is benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of mankind.

liberality

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The property of being liberal; generosity; charity.
  • That liberality is but cast away / Which makes us borrow what we can not pay. — Denham.
  • A gift; a gratuity.
  • A prudent man is not impoverished by his liberalities .

    philanthropy

    Alternative forms

    * phylanthropy (obsolete)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of mankind.
  • Charitable giving, charity.
  • As public funding is reduced, we depend increasingly on private philanthropy .
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  • , title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad , chapter=4 citation , passage=“I have tried, as I hinted, to enlist the co-operation of other capitalists, but experience has taught me that any appeal is futile that does not impinge directly upon cupidity. If there is the least hint of philanthropy in the project, every man of money fights shy of it.”}}
  • A philanthropic act
  • His tombstone lists his various philanthropies .
  • A charitable foundation
  • the Rockefeller philanthropies

    Antonyms

    * (benevolent altruism) misanthropy